President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Keith Kellogg in Kyiv on 11 September.

Source: Zelenskyy on X (Twitter)

Quote: "We discussed various vectors of cooperation – how to achieve real peace and guarantee Ukraine’s security. These include projects within the PURL initiative for financing production and procurement of Patriot systems, strong bilateral agreements on co-production of drones and weapons that we have proposed to America. We count on a positive response from the United States."

Details:The two sides also discussed in detail the pressure on Russia and what could be done jointly with partners in tariff and sanctions policy to enable a leaders-level meeting as soon as possible and bring the war to an end. Zelenskyy noted that the trilateral format of leaders is undoubtedly the most effective.

Quote:"We also discussed the return of abducted Ukrainian children, international cooperation on this track, and the conditions in which our children are being held.

We are also preparing for the 80th session of the UN General Assembly in New York. We discussed planned events, coordination between Ukraine and the US, and work within the Coalition of the Willing. We are working on potential meetings and various formats." 

Background:

• Keith Kellogg arrived in the Ukrainian capital on Thursday 11 September. However, it is currently unknown how many days his visit to Ukraine will last.
• The special envoy’s visit comes amid intensified Russian attacks on Ukrainian regions, including Kyiv.
• Earlier, media outlets reported that the crash of Russian drones on Polish territory occurred while Kellogg was en route to the country.
• Kellogg last visited Ukraine at the end of August. At that time, he stated that diplomatic work on security guarantees for Ukraine was ongoing and very complicated.

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